Under Hera's control, the solid ice wrapping around Ulti gradually melted. Once released, the exhausted Ulti reverted to her original form.
Hera's clone took the opportunity to put Sea Stone handcuffs on her, then used 'Aquarius Bullet' to wake her up.
Upon opening her eyes, Ulti saw the Argo's Crew members surrounding her. Just as she wanted to struggle, she felt a wave of weakness.
"Let me go, you bunch of trash! How dare you tie me up?"
"Just you wait, when Kaido's fleet arrives, I will tear you losers into pieces."
Hera looked at Ulti, who was still talking back even after being cuffed with Sea Stone, and asked curiously:
"That's not right. Shouldn't a Devil Fruit user be completely powerless when wearing Sea Stone? How are you still so, um, energetic?"
Ulti struggled again: "Don't compare me to you bunch of trash ability users. I am one of Kaido's subordinates, so of course I can adapt to the effects of Sea Stone."
"If you've got guts, put on Sea Stone cuffs and fight me. If you lose, let me go."
Hera took out a pair of Sea Stone handcuffs and toyed with them in her hand:
"Unfortunately, I am not affected by Sea Stone. It seems that even if I wore them, you still wouldn't be able to beat me."
"But don't worry, I don't have the heart to kill you."
Looking into Hera's eyes, Ulti felt an inexplicable panic. Thinking of some rumors about Hera and some newly released manga she had read, her strength to resist diminished slightly:
"Ugh, you'd better just kill me. Even if you force me, I won't yield like the people in those manga."
Upon hearing Ulti's words, Hera's mood to tease her vanished instantly. She even wanted to pry open Ulti's brain to see what was inside.
Hearing Ulti's familiar words, Theseus wanted to sneak away with a guilty conscience. His stealthy movements were spotted by Hera, who already had some suspicions.
Hera's cold voice came from behind him: "Theseus~, you rascal, what kind of things have you been publishing?"
Theseus stammered: "Nothing much, just some manga, novels, and the like. Don't worry, I used a pen name."
"Uh-huh, you know how to use a pen name? That's fine... fine my ass! Is it about the pen name? Why did you publish those things?"
Theseus blinked his large eyes and said pitifully: "Is it not allowed? But Gold Emperor said these have the highest sales."
"And they are in short supply. Restock orders from all over the world have filled the entire warehouse. In some places, they can even be exchanged for their weight in gold. Gold Emperor even set up two special production lines."
"Many kings use having a first edition as a status symbol."
Upon hearing this news, Hera was shocked to the extreme: "What's going on? Are people here this repressed?"
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed the reason for the battle at God Valley was a group of people going to fight over beautiful women, so Hera felt relieved.
"Forget it, as long as it makes money, that's fine."
Later, this pen name of Theseus brought the birth rate in the pirate world to its peak, and some even associated him with the Goddess of Fertility.
The transponder snail in Ulti's chest pocket began to wiggle. Several tentacles extended from Hera's shadow and retrieved the transponder snail from her chest.
Ulti closed her eyes when she saw Hera summon the tentacles. Feeling her chest being touched, she immediately opened her eyes, filled with anger:
"As expected, the rumors on the sea are true. Nightmare Admiral is actually a rude person."
Hera helplessly tapped Ulti on the head: "What are you talking about? Your transponder snail was ringing, I was just helping you answer it. Can you be a bit more innocent?"
Then, she opened Ulti's transponder snail.
"You bastard, give my sister back!" Page One's irritable voice came from the transponder snail, then the voice faded away. Faintly, she seemed to hear Queen's voice:
"Drag him away, don't interfere with the negotiation."
King's calm voice came through the transponder snail: "Nightmare Admiral, tell me, what will it take to return Ulti?"
Hera thought for a moment: "Is there anything on your side worth me wanting?"
A person suddenly came to her mind, and she said: "How about this, you trade Kaido's daughter, Yamato, for Ulti here. How about it?"
King went silent for a moment, not knowing how to respond to Hera's request.
Kaido's voice came from the receiver: "Fine, but you have to convince Yamato yourself. If you have the guts, bring Ulti to Wano Country."
"Oh, then I'll look forward to your hospitality."
"Just make sure you're not too scared to come."
After saying this, Kaido hung up the transponder snail.
Hera casually threw the transponder snail back into Ulti's pocket and said to Nami: "Let's go, our next stop is Wano Country."
After hanging up, Kaido said to the remaining executives: "Prepare to welcome the arrival of the Nightmare. For this period, don't go running off."
Black Maria, one of the Tobi Roppo, asked Kaido: "Will she really come to our territory? Is it possible she's just bluffing?"
Kaido shook his head: "Someone who possesses that kind of Haoshoku would not make empty threats. We will just wait here for her arrival."
Garp jumped onto the warship that came to pick him up and waved his hand: "This old geezer won't join in the fun with you all. I'm heading back first."
"Sigh, I have to admit I'm getting old. I haven't even moved much, and I already feel a bit uncomfortable all over."
Looking at Garp, who claimed to be old, Aokiji's face twitched. He looked at the island that was half gone: "Is this a crater an old man can make?"
Garp smiled: "Many of them here are my disciples, Kuzan. In front of them, I naturally have to show the power of my fist."
As he spoke, he glanced at Hera, Ain, Nojiko, and others.
Looking at them, Aokiji suddenly remembered how he had to punch battleships for a long time to show his determination before being accepted as a disciple by Garp.
His mood suddenly became complex: "Sigh, as expected, is favoring the next generation the truth?"
Garp waved his hand: "Alright, we're heading back too. It's good that this matter could be resolved. I won't participate in the rest. The era belongs to you."
Hera nodded. After watching Garp and the others leave, she grabbed Ulti and jumped onto the Argo: "Let's go, to Onigashima!"
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